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egregious

adj.
C1 Advanced US //ɪˈɡɹidʒəs// UK //ɪɡɹˈiːdʒəs// egre·gious

adj. extremely bad and easy to notice. You use this to describe a mistake or a behavior that is much worse than usual.

adj. outstandingly bad or shocking; remarkably flagrant. Often used to qualify nouns representing errors, violations, or lapses in judgment.


SIMPLE

The report contains several egregious errors.

CONTEXTUAL

The company faced heavy fines after the court found evidence of egregious safety violations at the factory.

COMPLEX

While minor administrative oversights are common, the systematic falsification of data represents an egregious breach of scientific ethics that cannot be overlooked by the committee.

Synonyms
Origin

From Latin ēgregius, from e- (“out of”), + grex (“flock”), + English adjective suffix -ous, from Latin suffix -osus (“full of”); reflecting the positive connotations of "standing out from the flock".

Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun; often modified by 'particularly' or 'truly'.

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